Preparation and Effort on Shabbat
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Question
Is it permissible on Shabbat to carry an item from one house to another if it takes a few minutes and there is no need for it on Shabbat, but you are going there anyway?
Answer
Hello,
It is forbidden to prepare anything from Shabbat for weekdays, and therefore it is prohibited to bring an item on Shabbat from one house to another when there is no need for it on Shabbat itself.
Even when a person is going to the second house for another reason, and there is no additional effort in taking the item with him, and the item is not muktzeh, it is forbidden due to the prohibition of preparing from Shabbat for weekdays.
If it is an item that can be used on Shabbat as well, it is permitted by using it in the house to which it was brought, even on Shabbat itself.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 323, Se'if 6
Mishnah Berurah, Siman 307, Se'if Katan 19.